Part of the WTIA’s mission is to grow a strong and sustainable workforce, which means we’re passionate about keeping local talent plugged into our state’s technology industry. In addition to our job board, every Wednesday we’ll be keeping you connected to Washington’s job market with the latest in local hiring news.

T-Mobile Hiring 100-Plus IT Workers in Seattle Due to Growth

eWeek | Todd R. Weiss | July 28
http://www.eweek.com/mobile/t-mobile-hiring-100-plus-it-workers-in-seattle-due-to-growth.html

“T-Mobile is seeking to hire more than 100 additional IT professionals for its internal operations in Seattle as the company works to keep up with the demands of new customers. The Bellevue, Wash.-based company announced July 27 that is seeking IT workers in a wide variety of job classifications, from applications support analysts to enterprise systems architects, system design and strategy engineers, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) compliance experts, radio network technology development experts, software developers, technical project managers, GIS engineers, Web and cloud security experts, deployment engineers and network operations technicians.”

Latest Local Job Postings at T-Mobile

Startup: Hiring Data Scientists is Hard but There’s a ‘Tremendous Talent Pool in Seattle’

Puget Sound Business Journal | Emily Parkhurst | July 28
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2015/07/startup-hiring-data-scientists-is-hard-but-theres.html

“PushSpring just raised $5 million in a series A round led by Bellevue investment firm Trilogy Equity Partners. The company has 13 employees right now and plans to grow to as many as 20 by the end of the year. There are currently about 25,000 open technology jobs in Washington state, and as companies like PushSpring grow, they’ll be competing for the same tech talent.”

The Woman Finding Tech Jobs for the World’s Poorest People

Wired | Jessi Hempel | July 28
http://www.wired.com/2015/07/leila-janah-samagroup/

“Two years ago, she launched a job-training program for low-income workers in the US. It helps people plug in to on-demand services like Lyft, TaskRabbit, and Instacart. In one early class in East Palo Alto, California, a quarter of the participants had neither a smartphone nor Internet access at home. So far, grads have increased their income 27 percent on average, starting new jobs at $12.64 an hour. Dubbed Samaschool, the effort is now rolling out across the US and, thanks to an online curriculum, globally. We talked to Janah about her plans and dreams.”

Zillow Seeks Director of Sales Training and Communication

GeekWire | Eli Etzioni | July 28
http://www.geekwire.com/2015/geekwork-picks-zillow-seeks-director-of-sales-training-and-communication/

“Now, this real estate giant is hiring a Director of Sales Training to develop its burgeoning sales team. The Director of Sales Training will need to work with Zillow’s current sales leaders to optimize the team’s productivity by designing career development workshops, working closely with top talent, and finding ways to maximize employee efficiency. Applicants should have a Bachelor’s Degree and at least five years of experience in a sales development or sales management role.”

Latest Local Job Postings at Zillow

F5 Networks Beats Forecasts, Plans New Hiring Binge

Seattle Times | Rachel Lerman | July 22
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/f5-networks-beats-expectations-plans-hiring-binge/

“The company, in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood, hired 76 people during the third quarter, which ended in June, and plans to hire at least 125 people during the fourth quarter. F5 wanted to hire 100 people in the third quarter but is facing steep competition for talent from other leading tech companies and well-funded startups in the region. “We are being more aggressive on hiring, and we want to continue that going forward,” Rivelo said.”

Latest Local Job Postings at F5 Networks